The cream filling

The cream filling

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Hostess -- the maker of Twinkies, Zingers, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs -- has gone bankrupt and is liquidating its assets, but it may be too soon to say so long to its cream-filled confections. Big-name companies are sniffing out the possibility of gobbling up the Irving, Texas-based Hostess' brands.

Hostess -- the maker of Twinkies, Zingers, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs -- has gone bankrupt and is liquidating its assets, but it may be too soon to say so long to its cream-filled confections. Big-name companies are sniffing out the possibility of gobbling up the Irving, Texas-based Hostess' brands. (Scott Olson, Getty Images)

Hostess -- the maker of Twinkies, Zingers, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs -- has gone bankrupt and is liquidating its assets, but it may be too soon to say so long to its cream-filled confections. Big-name companies are sniffing out the possibility of gobbling up the Irving, Texas-based Hostess' brands.